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$119M in Stolen Crypto So Far in 2023, NFT Rug Pulls on the Rise: Crystal Blockchain
DeFi protocols have been hackers’ favorite targets since 2021. Now hackers are preying on NFT projects, a blockchain intelligence firm says.
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Friendsies NFT Collection Deletes Twitter After 'Pause' Announcement Spurs Rug Pull Accusations
Twitter users also called out several prominent NFT influencers for hyping the project, which raised millions from its initial drop.
fRiENDSies NFT collection page (OpenSea)

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6 Kinds of Crypto Scams and How to Avoid Them
Crypto hacks and exploits have cost people billions of dollars each year. Here’s how to make sure you’re not among them.
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Defrost Finance Says Hacked Funds Have Been Returned
The hack, which some observers had characterized as a rug pull, was estimated to have netted $12 million.
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Defrost Finance Hacked in Attack Some Say May Have Been a Rug Pull
The total value of funds locked on the protocol had dropped to less $93,000 on Sunday from about $13 million, Defi Llama data shows.
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Crypto Adds Unsavory Footnote to Dreadful 2022: Year of the Rug Pull
Fraudsters deployed over 117,000 scam tokens from January through Dec. 1, a 41% increase over the full 2021, according to study from Solidus Labs.
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Crypto Market’s Near-Apocalypse in 2022 Turns Zombie Tokens Into Dead Coins
The number of cryptocurrencies has dropped by about 1,000 since February, the biggest-ever decline, according to Statista. Often tokens are removed from pricing sites like CoinGecko because they're no longer trading – even if they still technically exist on the blockchain.
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